Dave Braunger

David Braunger joined StarTribune.com in 1997 after a brief stint as an intern in the newsgraphics department. He has a degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire where he was the graphics editor for the school newspaper, the Spectator.

Members of the University of Minnesota Medical School's Class of 2004 will be the state's doctors until the middle of the 21st century. Most have been going to the head of the class since junior high. But now they're in a pack of curve-setters, and they're learning that a high grade-point average isn't the only thing - and maybe not even the most important thing - that defines their success.

The Star Tribune has identified the drivers and occupants of 78 of 84 cars, trucks and other non-construction vehicles that remained on the bridge or sank in the river, as well as six of the road construction workers.

The Star Tribune has identified the drivers and occupants of 78 of 84 cars, trucks and other non-construction vehicles that remained on the bridge or sank in the river, as well as six of the road construction workers.

The downtown Minneapolis library beckons readers with light-filled spaces, comfy places and an old-fashioned sense of civic elegance. And the public can access most of the 2 million items in the library's collection.

Street musicians talk of needing a smoke, a savior, a smile, a tender word. They are the homeless, the born again, the old-time giggers, the musical hopefuls and, on rare occasion, the aspiring classical musician. They work for spare change and love.